European Union: good yield despite difficult harvest, good prospects for maize
Yield prospects for grain maize are excellent at the moment, forecasts are 11 % above the level of last year and the last five year’s average.
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Zoetis Granted Conditional License for Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Vaccine
The vaccine was shown to be safe in a field safety study, and a reasonable expectation of efficacy was demonstrated. Zoetis is working to complete the studies necessary to obtain full licensure in the United States.
Virkon® S - new testing proves efficacy against the destructive Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea Virus (PEDV)
DuPont Disinfectants has announced that the company can now offer pig producers a proven disinfectant for PEDV –Virkon® S.
Portugal: publishing of the 'Porco Preto' regulation
Last June, the Government Decree no. 95/22014, that establishes the regulations on the sales of feed products derived from fresh or processed meat from the 'porco preto', was published in the Diário de República.
Cote D'Ivoire: African swine fever outbreak
This is the first outbreak of the disease since 1996.
China's pork products heading to Russia
Taking into account that meat products have not been exported from China to Russian since 2004 the start of pork imports is a special occasion.
Colombia establishes the compulsory vaccination against CSF in some departments
The ICA (Colombian Agriculture and Livestock Institute) has established as compulsory the vaccination against CSF in the departments of Atlántico, Bolívar, Córdoba, La Guajira, Magdalena, Sucre and some municipalities of Cesar and Norte de Santander.
Ukraine confirms an outbreak of ASF in domestic pigs
After several months without the detection of the disease in the country, the OIE has reported an outbreak of African swine fever in Ukraine.
National Pork Board CEO Stepping Down
Chief Operating Officer John Johnson named interim CEO while national search begins.
Smithfield Foods Launches Three-Part "Sustainability Stories" Web Series
First Installment Features CEO Larry Pope and Sustainability's Role in His Corporate Philosophy.
Taiwan: 34 pig farms were confirmed being infected with PEDV
According to the testing results of affected farms from regional and national laboratories, 34 pig farms were confirmed being infected with PEDV.
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NewsUnited States: USDA announces ASF/FMD surveillance pilot project
Pathogen-specific surveillance for ASF/FMD during this 12 month pilot will be based on the collection of whole blood samples (ASF) and oral swabs (FMD) from domestic swine with higher risk of ASF and/or FMD exposure than the average swine.
Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health sees freshly mixed swine vaccines as its way forward
Boehringer Ingelheim’s research program on swine vaccines against PCV2/M.hyo revealed that the highest protection was observed for its vaccines when freshly mixed.
Alltech Accepting Applications for its Third Annual Career Development Program for Recent Graduates
The program offers exciting opportunities for ten high-calibre university graduates from around the world.
CReSA will be part of IRTA
The Trustees Board of the Centre de Recerca en Sanitat Animal (CReSA), the maximum decision body of the Foundation, agreed on its dissolution for the global cession of its assets and liabilities to the Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries (IRTA)
Mexico: actions for the recognition of the pig health status
The SAGARPA (Ministry of Agriculture, Stockbreeding, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food) and the Mexican pig production chain are carrying out different actions for the recognition of the pig health status in Mexico and the export markets expansion.